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Ukrainian troops have established a beachhead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. This is an important advance in bridging one of Russia’s most significant strategic barriers in the war.
No details have been provided but the development, which has been widely discussed in military forums over the last month, has been confirmed by The Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank.
The camel's nose is under the tent and many Russian forces have been forced to withdraw from the area.
Looks like a Western publication like The Wall Street Journal is starting to realize that Russia is a tough nut to crack and may not be defeated by Ukraine and the West. The first glimmer of a bitter realization.
Ukrainian officials stated that Ukrainian forces have established bridgeheads on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and are conducting ground operations aimed at pushing Russian forces out of artillery range of the west (right) bank of the Dnipro River. The Ukrainian Marine Corps Command and the Ukrainian General Staff stated on November 17 that Ukrainian marines have secured several “bridgeheads” on the east bank following successful actions and are conducting actions to expand these positions. US military doctrine defines a bridgehead as “an area on the enemy’s side of the water obstacle that is large enough to accommodate the majority of the crossing force, has adequate terrain to permit defense of the crossing sites, provides security to crossing forces from enemy direct fire, and provides a base for continuing the attack.” The doctrinal definition of a bridgehead does not stipulate a certain size for the crossing force, the extent of the secured positions, or the ability to transfer and operate heavy military equipment from those positions. The necessary size of a bridgehead depends on the operations it is meant to support, and the official Ukrainian acknowledgment of these positions as bridgeheads indicates that the Ukrainian command assesses that these positions are sufficient for continuing ground operations on the east bank.
A Russian air defense system was taken out by a Switchblade 600. It warms my heart to see American ingenuity being used to protect freedom and democracy.
British "The Spectator" magazine article urges Zelensky to come clean with Ukrainians to admit that there are serious manpower shortages in the Ukrainian Army and to introduce a new mass conscription to try to avoid defeat. Incidents of Ukrainian troops surrendering to the Russians have also increased.
British "The Spectator" magazine article urges Zelensky to come clean with Ukrainians to admit that there are serious manpower shortages in the Ukrainian Army and to introduce a new mass conscription to try to avoid defeat.
Russians are already finding dead AFU women in the trenches as it is.
So obviously, there is shortage of men in Ukrainian army.
Yes, definitely. The unravelling of Ukraine has begun. Keeping an eye on Avdeevka. Things look very bad there. For the Ukrainians that is.
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